0x4E4F@infosec.pub to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 2 years agoNot my problem sortinfosec.pubimagemessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up1619arrow-down112
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minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up39·2 years agoYou still have to check that it’s sorted, which is O(n). We’ll also assume that destroying the universe takes constant time.
minus-squareBatmanAoD@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up36·2 years agoIn the universe where the list is sorted, it doesn’t actually matter how long the destruction takes!
minus-squareBenjaben@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years ago We’ll also assume that destroying the universe takes constant time. Well yeah just delete the pointer to it!
You still have to check that it’s sorted, which is O(n).
We’ll also assume that destroying the universe takes constant time.
In the universe where the list is sorted, it doesn’t actually matter how long the destruction takes!
amortized O(0)
Well yeah just delete the pointer to it!
universe.take()